Archive: 31 October – 6 November 2011

A giant symbol of the euro outside the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/AFP/Getty Images

Greece is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and faces the growing possibility of exiting the eurozone. What would that mean? Polly Curtis, with your help, looks at the various scenarios facing the global economy. Get in touch below the line, email your views to polly.curtis@guardian.co.uk or tweet @pollycurtis

Chancellor George Osborne is committed to Plan’s A fiscal austerity. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

The Treasury is claiming that the 0.5% increase in GDP announced today puts UK economic growth on a par with the US, proving that slow growth is an international problem. Is that true? Polly Curtis finds out